Synergistes jonesii explained

Synergistes jonesii is a species of bacteria, the type species of its genus. It is a rumen bacterium that degrades toxic pyridinediols including mimosine. It is obligately anaerobic, gram-negative and rod-shaped.^[1] It was discovered in 1981 by Raymond J. Jones in Hawaii^[2] and Jones' hypothesis was proven in 1986 by himself and R. G. Megarrity.^[3]

Further reading

• Graham, Mr Samuel. "Introduction, impact and retention of Synergistes jonesii in cattle herds grazing Leucaena leucocephala." (2010).
• McSweeny. Christopher S.. Allison. Milton J.. Mackie. Roderick I.. Amino acid utilization by the ruminal bacterium Synergistes jonesii strain 78-1. Archives of Microbiology. 159. 2. 1993. 131–135. 0302-8933. 10.1007/BF00250272. 8439235. 23111060.
• Domı́nguez-Bello. M.G. Lovera. M. Rincón. M.T. Characteristics of dihydroxypyridine-degrading activity in the rumen bacterium Synergistes jonesii. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 23. 4. 2006. 361–365. 0168-6496. 10.1111/j.1574-6941.1997.tb00417.x. free.

External links

• LPSN

Notes and References

1. Allison. Milton J.. Mayberry. Wiliam R.. Mcsweeney. Christopher S.. Stahl. David A.. Synergistes jonesii, gen. nov., sp.nov.: A Rumen Bacterium That Degrades Toxic Pyridinediols. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 15. 4. 1992. 522–529. 0723-2020. 10.1016/S0723-2020(11)80111-6.
2. Denman . Stuart E. . McSweeney . Christopher S. . The Early Impact of Genomics and Metagenomics on Ruminal Microbiology . . . 3 . 1 . 2015-02-16 . 2165-8102 . 10.1146/annurev-animal-022114-110705 . 447–465. 25387109 . free .
3. Dearing. M. Denise. Foley. William J.. McLean. Stuart. The Influence of Plant Secondary Metabolites on the Nutritional Ecology of Herbivorous Terrestrial Vertebrates . . . 36. 1. 2005. 169–189. 1543-592X. 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.36.102003.152617.